have fun

 

Take it easy and have a good time.

 

Whew, that was a fast week -- anyway, back to work on those window decals, and website mainenance. I'll try to get prices posted to the site for the different large format sizes.

Florida was a blast . . . and somehow I managed to get myself engaged


ahhhh, it's good to be home.

 

gratz and i agree, that was a fast week!

 

Congrats on the news of getting engaged. Hope you had a good time and welcome back.

 

Congrats!

What sorta trouble did you get into in Florida?
Beaches, bars, hot chicks?

 

Ya, tell us about the hot chicks.

 

i demand pics!

 

Late reply, but congrats to you and the ball and cha.. I mean mrs.

I'm with Trav on some Florida pics pls.

 

Well thanks everyone.

Beaches, yes.
Bars, yes.
Hot chicks, yes please.

Pics . . . no. Kinda' hard to take pics at night, in bars or at the beach. Just left the cam home (no incriminating evidence here)

 

It's all good, as long as you had a good time. Congrats again.

 

Just letting all know the norcalthirdgen site will be down for scheduled maintenance the next day or two as I get the box rebuilt. Newer OS, database support, http server, memory and hard disk upgrades are all in effect.

 

Sweet, thanks for letting us know. Sucks I am going to be moving out of state, won't be a Nor-Cal thirdgen member anymore.

 

Where are ya moving to?

 

So are there going to be any new meets planned for NCTG?

I might just have to come down

 

Last I heard some of they the fresno guys were planning on hosting one on the 30th of this month , not sure though, that threads been kinda quiet for the past few weeks.

https://www.thirdgen.org/techbb2/sho...postid=2246767

 

Signing up now!!!

 

I am moving to Northern Idaho later this month, specifically Coeur D Alene, ID.

 

hey alex any updates on the new decals

 

yeah, sorry - I've got 'em. Several sets of the windshield banner and a few of the smaller rear window decals. All in white so far.

I also purchased a roll of that brushed metal vinyl I was showing off at the last drag meet. So I'll have enough of those to go around as well.

Prices are $20 for the windshield banner and $15 for the smaller one. Shipping will be tricky as I cannot simply put them in envelopes, and I hate to charge $10 or so to put them in a document tube to ship, so maybe it'll be a pick-up or handout during GTG's.

I doubt I'll be able to make it to Will's going away party, but if someone wanted to drop by my place and pick 'em up - that would work.

 

Well, new times require more new(er) transportation . . .

Just bought it Sat. morning, think she'll get along with the thirdgen ?

My hardest decision is which one to take to the track next

 

Nice Vette Alex, love the wheels. The wheels go perfect with the red color. So what year, and how many miles, auto, manual, etc. I would bring the Vette to the track next time.

 

She's a 2000 Hardtop, 50K miles, Z51 suspension, 6 speed, Black powder coated Z06 wheels, Nitto 555R drag radials, C5R Replica Hood, Black leather interior, all power, HUD. All stock besides hood, and wheels.

Can you believe we still got 2 years/25,000 on the full bumper-bumper warranty ? Almost criminal what I bought her for, feels like stealing. She'll remain stock, at least for now, until the warranty is up.

 

Wow, you have the best options in that car it sounds like. 50k is not bad at all, nice to still have some warranty left too. Good idea to keep it stock until the warranty is up. Are you going to bring her to the next track meet? I vote for the Vette over the thirdgen.

 

She'll definately go to the Dyno before the track (gotta know what i'm dealing with here) - but yeah, I'm siding you, the thirdgen sits this round out.

 

YOU SUCK!!!!

 

Woah, that's definitely a step up from the TBI.
Congrats.
What exactly is a "steal" for that car may I ask?
Less than $25,000?

 

While it is a step up in terms of civility and elegance. It's a step down in terms of performance. That sounds crazy, I know . . .

Horsepower is about even - but its no where near the TBI in torque. I entertained notions of selling off the firebird last week, though once I drove the 'vette I realized just how much fun the firebird is to drive.

I really thought the corvette would provide more seat of your pants thrill than my franken-bird. Boy was I wrong about that.

and, yes - less than 25K, but not much less.

 

Isn't it 350hp/350tq?
That's about 100 more in both areas than the TBI, no?

I would think that'd be a noticeable difference.
The smoother, quieter acceleration, provided by the newer technology probably makes it seem less thrilling maybe?

 

errr. . . - yeah, closer to 200 more than a stock TBI - but I ain't no where near stock. 350hp/350tq works out to about 300 at the wheels. My last dyno sheet with the firechicken was 250hp/325tq at the wheels - close to 300hp/400tq at the crank, just need to dial that tune in a little better.
Yep thats 50% it. Also the 'vette is 'fly-by-wire'. Couple that with a stock exhaust and you just don't have the throttle response I was expecting.

 

Interesting.
I had no idea you were putting that much power to the wheels.
I assumed I was making about 250 at the wheels, conservatively.
Where and when did you dyno?

 

not many people do, thats the way I like it

Where : right around the corner from my house is my local dyno. Advanced Dyno Services. Real good people, they even let me operate they dyno by myself and charge me a cut rate. $75 / hr

When : about 1x every other month.

heres an older print out
http://www.clarescoimages.com/thirdGen/dynoGraph.gif

 

Good stuff.
Gives me a better idea of what I might have.
I'll definitely have to get some runs in sometime this spring.

 

I know how you fill when my mom first got her C5 I thought the same thing then after driving it for a while I found it is fun to drive in its own way. and it does lack some low end, I don't know the torque band on your TBI but the C5 has nothing on the off idle torque of a TPI

get an exhaust the stock will have the back of the car dirtyafter a couple drives cause the tips are to short when you think about mods talk to these guys their the best and specailize in C5

http://www.motorsportimage.com/

pic of my moms pre-exhaust

 

$25k or less is a great price for that Vette Alex, nice job. Let us know what she makes on the Dyno, and then we will see her at the next track meet I hope.

 

i wish i knew what my car made on the dyno on spray

 

your right....DYNO SESSION

oh wait mustang hast released the software yet for our dyno at work im gonna complain

 

then get some different software

 

Get that working asap Eric. Having a dyno day would be sweet.

 

Doesn't sound like it's going to happen anytime soon.
Might have to explore other options.

 

ive got a 50 dollar off coupon for some place.. its in my car right now so i cant check.

i see horror movies of nitrous on dynos though...

 

I have seen some bad movies too, but what the hell, take a chance, lol.

 

http://deprived.krypt.com/Nitrous_Explosion_on_Dyno.wmv

 

lol, nice movie Steve. Travis, watch the movie and I am sure you will want to dyno your car. That must suck, feel sorry for that guy.

 

no kidding, well Steve im guessing your not gonna put juice on your Ford... lol j/k

 

no way

 

I prefer raw HP also, no juice for me. I want to keep myself and my car around.

 

I don't want this to happen.http://westcoastfords.com/ubb/showth...threadid=21646

 

Damn, that must really suck. Going faster with NOS is not worth that.

 

those people use unsafe ammounts on a stock engine and thats why they blow..

im completely safe ^_^